Wales - Paranormal Database Records

Location: Rosemarket (Dyfed) - General areaType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: The whole village is haunted by the ghost of the Welsh princess Lucy Waters.

Old Jeffrey

Location: Rossett (Clwyd) - Golden Lion public houseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This ploughman was tried and executed for murder, his body nailed to a wooden board which would later be used in the construction of this pub. His ghost reportedly prefers to frequent Room 2.

Jack Swan

Location: Rowen (Clwyd) - Bwlch y DdeufaenType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Swan was hanged for robbing and murdering Jesse Robert - Swan was caught after being discovered with Robert's watch. An old legend says Swan's ghost would be attracted to anyone passing by with a watch, so locals would remove their time pieces if travelling by.

Grey Lady

Location: Ruthin (Clwyd) - Ruthin Castle (hotel)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Weather Dependent: Clear nightsFurther Comments: This spook was married to a fifteenth century steward at the castle - she decapitated her husband when she discovered him with a younger woman. In turn, she was beheaded for the act of revenge, and now makes fleeting appearances at the former fortress. A man in armour is also occasionally reported.

Dancing Fairies

Location: Snowdon (Gwynedd) - Llyn Du'r ArdduType: FairyDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This small lake on the north side of Snowdon is home to a number of fairies and goblins who dance around the shoreline.

Afanc

Location: Snowdon (Gwynedd) - Llyn GlaslynType: CryptozoologyDate / Time: 1930sFurther Comments: Witness Oliver Vaughan spotted the pale head of strange animal in Llyn Glaslyn, which was considered to be an Afanc.

Giant

Location: Snowdon (Gwynedd) - Mountain SummitType: LegendDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: The summit of Mount Snowdon is rumoured to be the burial place of a giant banished by King Arthur.

Brenin Llwyd

Location: Snowdonia (Gwynedd) - General areaType: CryptozoologyDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: The Brenin Llwyd, or Grey King, appears to be some kind of hairy man entity. It has scared dogs, and is itself weary of any kind of light.

King Arthur Sleeping

Location: Snowdonia (Gwynedd) - Llyn LlydawType: LegendDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A shepherd claimed to have found King Arthur and his knights asleep in a secret cave here - the Welshman ran away when he accidentally brushed against a bell, and those asleep began to wake.

Hungry Worm

Location: Snowdonia (Gwynedd) - Llyn-y-GadairType: CryptozoologyDate / Time: Eighteenth CenturyFurther Comments: A group of men swimming across this lake were attacked by a large worm-like monster. One of the people was grabbed and consumed by the beast.

Location: St Asaph (Clwyd) - Cefn CavesType: CryptozoologyDate / Time: 1870Further Comments: Measuring around one hundred and forty centimetres in length, a crocodile was said to have been killed by a local man in this cave.

Lady de Clare

Location: St Athan (South Glamorgan) - Area around site of West Orchard castleType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Rumoured to have been buried alive by her cruel husband who (incorrectly) believed she was having an affair, this white lady was once said to walk the castle and the surrounding area.

Large Water Horse

Location: St Brides Bay (Dyfed) - Shore lineType: CryptozoologyDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Caught by a ploughman, the water horse allowed itself be use on nearby fields for a few weeks, before dragging both plough and man into the sea from which they never emerged.

Stolen Bell

Location: St David's (Dyfed) - Cathedral and Whitesand BayType: LegendDate / Time: Weather Dependent: Before stormy weatherFurther Comments: The largest bell was stolen from the building by imps disguised as men, and transported out to sea where it was dropped into the Whitesand Bay. The bell still rings just before a storm, as a warning to nearby fishermen to return home.

Arthur's Grave?

Location: St David's (Dyfed) - Coetan Arthur - barrowType: LegendDate / Time: Stones still presentFurther Comments: This circular barrow is another contender for the final resting place of King Arthur.

Hymns

Location: St David's (Dyfed) - St Nonna's church ruinsType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 01 March (reoccurring)Further Comments: The sound of phantom singing is heard coming from these church ruins on the evening of St David's Day.

Peter the Pirate

Location: St Donats (South Glamorgan) - Large cave at Tresilian BayType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: First New Moon of the New Year (reoccurring)Further Comments: Peter was buried alive at the mouth of a large cave here. For one evening a year he screams out for help.

Gwrach-y-rhibyn

Location: St Donats (South Glamorgan) - St Donats CastleType: Crisis ManifestationDate / Time: When death occurs in the familyFurther Comments: This ghost heralds a death in the family very much like a banshee - wailing pierces the night air, and scratching is heard at windows. The apparition is also seen, looking like an old, haggled woman. If this was not enough, the castle is also reported to be home to a large floating eye that glows, a semi-transparent large black cat, and a piano that has a habit of playing itself.

Ringing Rock

Location: St Govan's Head (Dyfed) - Rocks around St Govan's ChapelType: LegendDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: When the church bell was stolen and dropped into the sea, it was recovered by supernatural means and concealed within solid rock. When the rock is tapped, the ringing of the bell can be heard. Some have speculated St Govan was in fact Sir Gawain, who became a hermit after Arthur's death.

New Shoes for the Devil

Location: St Nicholas (South Glamorgan) - Dusty Forge InnType: Legend - Old NickDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This inn was once a blacksmiths, where the Devil was caught making new shoes for himself.

Dancing Women

Location: St Nicholas (South Glamorgan) - Tinkinswood CromlechType: LegendDate / Time: Stones still presentFurther Comments: The small standing stones around this cromlech were once women who were petrified for dancing on the Sabbath. It is said that if one sleeps between them, there is a chance of becoming a great poet, going mad, or dying.

Dancing Stones

Location: Stackpole (Dyfed) - Collection of prehistoric stonesType: LegendDate / Time: Stones still presentFurther Comments: This collection of rocks is said to jig and jive at certain times of the day.

Lady Matthias

Location: Stackpole Elidor (Dyfed) - Stackpole Court (no longer standing)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A headless coachman driving headless horses pulling a headless lady in a coach would travel around the former court building. The woman in the coach was said to be Lady Matthias, and one story has it that she was exorcised many years prior to the demolition of the building.

Lady Mansel

Location: Stradey (Dyfed) - Old Stradey HouseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This phantom woman may also be responsible for playing the organ late at night.